It's important to remember all the devastation that BP's reckless oil spill caused the residents and wildlife of the Gulf of Mexico -- and that that suffering continues today. Learn more from this National Geographic article, then share the petition with your friends!

Four years after the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, several species of wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico are still struggling to recover, according to a new report released today. In particular, bottlenose dolphins and sea turtles are dying in record numbers, and the evidence is stronger than ever that their demise is connected to the spill, according to Doug Inkley, senior scientist for the National Wildlife Federation, which issued the report. (See "Gulf Oil Spill: One Year Later.") The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010, killing 11 people and spewing more than 200 million gallons (750 million liters) of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Since then, various government agencies and nonprofits, including the National Wildlife Federation, have been studying the region's wildlife to track the impacts of the oil. A pod of bottlenose dolphins swim in the oily Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana, in 2010. PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEX BRANDON, AP The report, a compilation of…Read More